Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) react after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 10, 2023. Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Handout via REUTERS
Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap on Monday, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said.
In a Telegram post, Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said the released Ukrainians included defenders of Mariupol city and its Azovstal steel plant, captured in the war's opening months.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its prisoners were freed after a process of negotiations.
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose for a picture after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 10, 2023. Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Handout via REUTERS
Russia and Ukraine have engaged in periodic prisoner swaps since the beginning of the war in Feburary 2022, in a rare example of direct contact between the enemies.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
A Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) is seen after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 10, 2023. Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Handout via REUTERSUkrainian prisoners of war (POWs) react after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location, Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 10, 2023. Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Handout via REUTERS
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